Family Connections Resources

Family Connections and Family Connections-Baltimore help families meet children’s basic needs and prevent neglect. Services provided by social workers and social work interns enhance safety and well-being. At the same time these programs provide educational and practice experiences for social work students and other professionals. Faculty and staff are currently engaged in evidence-based practices concentrating on family-focused interventions for coping with community violence and trauma symptoms.

Recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prevent child maltreatment, Family Connections is being replicated in multiple sites across the country.

Publications

Brylske, P., Strieder, F., Price, C., & Mettrick, J. Creating Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems of Care. Maryland System of Care Training Institutes 2013, The Institute for Innovations and Implementation at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, June 4, 2013.

Collins, K. S., Strieder, F. H., Beegle, C. Core Concepts of Trauma Treatment for Children, Adolescents, and their Families. University of Maryland School of Social Work. May 20-24, 2013.

Strieder, F. Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress or Burnout? Identification and Practical Strategies for Frontline Case Workers, University of Maryland School of Social Work Child Welfare Academy, December 3, 2012.

Strieder, F. Child Welfare Professional Development and Supervisors Working with Families Who Experience Trauma, University of Maryland School of Social Work Child Welfare Academy, November 8, 2012.

Connors, K. & Strieder, F.H. Child Welfare Professional Development and Supervisors Working with Families Who Experience Trauma, University of Maryland School of Social Work Child Welfare Academy, February 23, 2012.

Strieder, F. and Tabor, M. (2011) Trauma-Adapted Family Connections. University of Maryland School of Social Work Trauma Education Connection Initiative. Baltimore, MD. August 8-9, 2011.

Trauma Informed Training Series
This four part training series provides mental health and child welfare practitioners and administrators with trauma informed training to help professionals impacted by or working with populations touched by trauma. The aim is for organizations and professionals to become trauma-informed which means using knowledge of trauma and recovery to design and deliver appropriate services. The focus will be on evidenced-based and promising initiatives, trends, interventions, and outcomes to address, cope with and overcome trauma.

PART 1: TREATMENT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING - IDENTIFYING POPULATION TRAUMA NEEDS AND PLAN/IMPLEMENT TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSES
Fred Strieder and Mark Ladner presented Treatment Assessment and Planning: Identifying Trauma Needs and Developing Trauma-informed Responses to the Provider Advisory Committee on November 17, 2014. This committee serves as a liaison to the Maryland Social Services Agency for Maryland based private service providers. The group is supported by the Maryland Chapter of the Foster Family-based Treatment Association.

Custodial grandchildren are at-risk for psychological difficulties due to neglect and abuse by birth parents, challenges to parenting faced by custodial grandparents, and limited access to services. Our findings facilitate the choice and tailoring of programs to address the unmet needs of this growing and underserved population.